Driver arrested after minor ejected from car in I-295 crash
WASHINGTON - A driver was arrested after a minor was ejected from a car during a crash on I-295 in Washington, D.C., police said.
What we know:
Officers responded to the crash around 8 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-295, north of the Malcolm X exit.
Police arrived to find that a juvenile male had been ejected from the vehicle. He was airlifted to a local hospital for treatment.
The driver, a woman, was arrested on the scene and taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police said charges are pending.
It is unclear why she was arrested or what charges she is facing.
The crash shut down all northbound lanes of I-295 Friday morning. Lanes reopened around 1 p.m.
The crash is under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Unit.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) Program.